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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III denied any connection with alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim-Napoles. “Parang napakahirap naman sagutin niyan, napakaabsurdo ‘no. Nung time na ginagawa niya yang scheme na ‘yan e ako yung nasa oposisyon,” Aquino said in a news conference on Wednesday. “So yung nasa oposisyon ang nag-utos dun sa nakaupo nung panahon na ‘yun na kalaban nila na pahintulutan itong scheme na nangyaring ‘to?” […]
(Eagle News) – Tiniyak ng Department of Health na handa ang kanilang medical teams, logistics at mga gamot para sa mga biktima ng engkwentro ng militar at Maute group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial, nakahanda ang mga ospital na tumanggap ng mga pasyenteng mula sa komunidad sa Amai Pakpak Medical Center. Naka-stand-by na rin ang mental at psycho-social debriefing team. https://youtu.be/hVBox4u2pJw
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called for a special cabinet meeting in Davao City in connection with the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. The special meeting was so a military assessment of the operations being conducted against the Maute Group could be held.
(Eagle News) – Pinalawig ng anim na buwan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang termino ni Armed Forces Chief of Staff Eduardo Año. Sa Hunyo 2 nakatakdang bumaba sa kaniyang pwesto ang opisyal upang maging bagong kalihim sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Ipinaliwanag ng Pangulo na mahalaga ang papel na gagampanan ni Año sa pagpapanumbalik ng katahimikan sa Marawi City at Mindanao bilang administrador ng martial law.
(Eagle News) — Many people shared their different views about President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to declare martial law in the whole province of Mindanao after the Marawi siege. While many agreed with the decision of President Duterte, there were also some who held rallies to express their opposition to it. A Facebook post by the Ronda Brigada showed some citizens in General Santos vandalizing a street during a protest. Others took selfies with government troops […]
Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Suportado ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines ang pagdeklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa inilabas na official statement ng grupo, wala silang nakikitang dahilan upang punahin ang ginawang ito ng pangulo. Ang statement ay pirmado ng pamunuan ng IBP sa pangunguna ni Atty. Rosario Setias Reyes. Ayon sa grupo, maliwanag ang isinasaad sa batas na may kapangyarihan ang Pangulo ng bansa na magdeklara ng martial law lalo […]
(Eagle News) — Government troops are closing in on the “desperate” members of the Maute terrorist group in Marawi, determined to “flush them out” and end the “crisis” there. In an ambush interview on Thursday, Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said clearing operations were now focused in barangays Gadungan, Basak and Bangan. He said government troops were facing “remnants” of the local terrorist group, numbering from “30 to 40.” Isnilon […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Thursday reminded government forces that the rule of law and human rights should still prevail in Mindanao. In a memorandum to the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and to other DND offices and bureaus, Eduardo del Rosario, DND officer in charge, noted that the declaration of martial law in Mindanao does not mean a suspension of the “operation of the Constitution” nor “(a supplanting of) the […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala na ang British government sa kanilang mga kababayang nasa bansa na iwasan munang magtungo sa Western Mindanao, kabilang na ang Marawi City kung saan nagpapatuloy ang operasyon ng tropa ng gobyerno laban sa teroristang grupong Maute. Sa travel advisory ng Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ng United Kingdom sa kanilang website, inaabisuhan nila ang mga Briton na huwag magtungo sa lugar dahil sa terorismong nagaganap doon. Kabilang sa travel warning ang iba […]
(Eagle News) –Malaking tulong daw sa operasyon ang deklarasyon ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ito ay ayon sa Armed Forces of the Philippines, na kasalukuyang nakikipagbakbakan sa mga miyembro ng Maute terrorist group sa Marawi. Ayon sa militar, makakatulong ang pagdeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao sa pagpigil na makatakas sa ibang lugar ang mga bandido. Samantala, kinumpira ng mga awtoridad ang impormasyon na may mga pinugutan at may hawak na mga hostage ang mga terorista. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang sent President Rodrigo Duterte’s official declaration of martial law in Mindanao to Congress on Wednesday night for review and approval. The office of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez received a certified copy of Proclamation No. 216 at 10:26 p.m. from the Malacanang Records Office, a full 24 hours since martial law was declared in Mindanao by Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in Moscow, Russia, where President Duterte was then in an official visit. Proclamation No. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed his determination in fighting against armed forces like the alleged Islamic State (IS)-linked “Maute Group” on Wednesday, after he cut short his official visit to Russia. Duterte declared martial law for 60 days on Tuesday on the island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi after clashes between the army and militants with alleged links to IS in Marawi, the provincial city of […]
